West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-08-18


side by fall OF coal, while at work
in the Newburg mines on Wednesday.
His injuries are not thought to be OF
very serious character.
The closing exercises OF the Nor
NAL School at this place will be given
in the court house to morrow, Friday,
evening. An admission fee of ten
and fifteen cents will be charged to
defray the expenses of the entertain
ment. All should attend.
The boarding house at the camp.
ground is undergoing much needed
repairs and Mr.. Williams, the gentle
man who will have charge of it this
season is doing all he can to make
things comfortable for those who pat.
ronize him during camp-meeting.
The Tucker Monitor, edited by w
S. Ryan, at st, George, made its ap.
pearance for the first time in our
sanctum last week. 1t is devoted to
educational work and deserves the
support Of all interested in the pro-
motion of education.
It is earnestly desired that all ply.
sicians of Preston county in good
standing. meet at Kingwood on the
LIST day Of November court, 1887, to
perfect an organization of the mcdi.
cal fraternity. Meeting will be called
ut DR.. Pratt's Office at o'clock p. IN.
BY request OF
PHYSICIANS.
Kingwood is having serious mu-
nicipal squsbble. Charges are filed
against the town sergeant, and artic.
les of impeachment were filed, but
q technicality enabled the officer 10
escape trial.
Wrong; that affair happened at
Newburg instead of this place.
This term of court should "go of,
all right as there are six judges in
town Judge Okey Johnson, Judge
Ice, Judge Morrow, Judge Brannon,
Judge Ollie, and Judge Hoke. Judge
Ice is the only one that is called
your Honor" by the lawyers, how
ever.
A number of physicians from diff.
ferent parts of the county met at DR..
Pratrs Office last Monday for the
purpose of forming an association 10
regulate the prices to be charged by
them for attending patients. Moth.
ing of Importance was done. but a
call has been issued to all doctors in
the county to attend q meeting at
this place on the first day of Novem.
Der court, when the movement will
assume tangible form. See notice
elsewhere.
The concert TO be given by Prof
Porter in the courthouse next Tues.
day evening promises TO be the best
entertainment Of the kind given in
KingwOod for long time. The Pro-
fessor has made a success Of every.
thing he has undertaken and will not
fail in this effort. The program to be
rendered next Tuesday was made ont
with view of entertaining adults es.
pecially and the price of admission
fixed accordingly. But one priced
tickets will be sold.
Rowlesburg, like Homecoming, is
too fond of bluGing the umpire.
-CUDtberIanG times. 'Ahl but you
know this is but q result Of the re-
markable fondness a Cumberland
umpire has for cheating. In fact he
is of more use TO the Cumberland
club than professional battery
Homecoming ReViezU.
Cumberland has not got an umpire
smart enough TO win a game from
Captain ConifT, when the baby players
Of Cumberland fail to do the playing
to Justify the decisions.
Tenant 81 johnson, contractors Of
the w. Va. Railroad, have made a
deed Of trust conveying all personal
property TO Hon. G.. G. Sturgiss,
trustee. Many boarding houses, beef
dealers, lumber men and others are
without anything TO show for their
goods. Six hundred men are not
only thrown out Of work but cheated
out Of a whole month Of honest labor.
The excitement in Morgantown is I'm
tense and violence is threatened by
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